Australian beach town of Byron Bay inundated by floodwaters
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - The Australian coastal enclave of Byron Bay, best known for its celebrity residents and idyllic beaches,…
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Giant ice volcanoes identified on Pluto
by Daniel Lawler Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Strange lumpy terrain on Pluto unlike anything previously observed in the…
4 years ago
Senegal’s water-stressed capital faces difficult future
by Laurent Lozano Agence France-Presse DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) - Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the…
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‘Trash has value’: Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - "Plastic still has value," said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of…
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Vietnamese dad spends thousands converting van into wooden tank for son
BAC NINH, Vietnam (AFP) -- A Vietnamese father has spent hundreds of hours and invested thousands converting an old van…
4 years ago
As Ukraine sowing season starts, fuel shortages threaten food supply
by Selim SAHEB ETTABA Agence France-Presse Bahaté, Ukraine (AFP) - In an endless field in southwest Ukraine, farmers began to…
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Rio launches clean-up of gorgeous, filthy bay — again
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANERIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Cold beer in hand, the sun shining, Edson…
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Will big biodiversity ambitions be enough to save nature?
by Laure FILLON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - After the world missed almost all of its targets to protect…
4 years ago
Boarding on an active volcano: Nicaragua’s tourism boon
LEON, Nicaragua (AFP) - It took Ana Muller half an hour to trek to the peak of the Cerro Negro…
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52 died in rainy season in Ecuador: officials
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - An unusually long, intense and destructive rainy season in Ecuador has left 52 people dead and…
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